Retaining wall

Well.....they hit rock....the only spot on the block, and it just had to be where we were putting the piers for the retaining wall! lol So....we had to swap to the 2 x more expensive bessa block! yay- budget blow out.
People keep saying its better, because its there forever, however will we be there forever?
Its also a plus on re-sale too. However it looks silly with the neighbours being wood and ours being block....oh well, nothing paint wont fix.
The excess soil was put to the side so it can then level it out towards the other side. Unfortunatley the excavotor dumped it in a mound, and didnt level it out so we had to call in another excavator to level it out, which held up the slab going down! All well now tho ;)